Best White Wine on Earth

In this vibrant, one-of-a-kind guide to one of the most sought-after white wines today, wine authority, author, and Riesling enthusiast Stuart Pigott shares his personal stories of the world of top winemakers, sommeliers, and restaurateurs who are as devoted to Riesling as he is. Pigott travels to the great Riesling-producing areas of the world―from the North American regions of the Finger Lakes, Upper Midwest, Canada, Oregon, and California to Switzerland, Northern Italy, Australia, New Zealand, and South America― and provides wine history and tasting notes. The book also includes a simple and novice-friendly description of how Riesling is made. Illustrated throughout with Pigott’s own photography and featuring an innovative design, Best White Wine on Earth is the must-have guide for the white-wine enthusiast.

After receiving his Master’s Degree in Cultural History from the Royal College of Art in London in 1986 Stuart Pigott realised that the only way he could earn a living was to write about wine. He has lived in Germany for almost 30 years and although his name is most closely associated with the wines of the Rhine and Mosel he has undertaken in-depth research in regions as widely contrasting as the Médoc in Bordeaux, Hua Hin in Thailand and Northern Michigan in the USA. In 2008-9 Pigott was a guest student at the famous wine university in Geisenheim/Germany and combines the scientific approach he learned there with hardcore gonzo journalism inspired by the works of Hunter S Thompson. He is a contributing editor to JamesSuckling.com, the wine columnist of the Sunday edition of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany’s equivalent of the New York Times) and has his own blog, www.stuartpigott.com.